Manchester Orchestra: not from Manchester, not an orchestra. Hmm.

Atlanta’s finest Manchester Orchestra have announced a two solo UK dates around their shows with Scottish rock titans Biffy Clyro, beginning at the end of October.

The band, who released their second album Mean Everything To Nothing earlier this year and have been heavily praised by their friends in Kings of Leon and Brand New, will play their biggest London headline show yet at Heaven on 17th November.

The dates are as follows:

28th October – Belfast St Georges Market (with Biffy Clyro)
29th October - Dublin Olympia (with Biffy Clyro)
30th October – York Duchess, www.wegotickets.com / 08444 771000
1st November – Dundee Caird Hall (with Biffy Clyro)
2nd November – Glasgow Barrowlands (with Biffy Clyro)
3rd November – Glasgow Barrowlands (with Biffy Clyro)
4th November – Newcastle Academy (with Biffy Clyro)
6th November – Leeds Academy (with Biffy Clyro)
7th November – Manchester Apollo (with Biffy Clyro)
8th November – Nottingham Rock City (with Biffy Clyro)
9th November - Birmingham Academy (with Biffy Clyro)
11th November – Norwich UEA (with Biffy Clyro)
12th November – London Brixton Academy (with Biffy Clyro)
13th November – Brighton Dome (with Biffy Clyro)
15th November – Cardiff University (with Biffy Clyro)
16th November – Southampton Guildhall (with Biffy Clyro)
17th November – London Heaven, www.gigsandtours.com  02074033331 / 08712200260